Boerhaar
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as R Kerk in 1868. Compound of dialectal boer (“hamlet, small settlement”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). The village developed around a small church.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Boerhaar n
- A village in Olst-Wijhe, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN